TIRANA, June 25 /ATA/ This afternoon, crowds gathered at Skanderbeg Square and marched to Martyrs of the Nation Boulevard. Demonstrators demanded the immediate resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama, the dismantling of the old political caste, electoral reform, and the reversal of the controversial changes to the law on protected areas.
Marking their 26th consecutive day of action, demonstrators gathered outside the Prime Minister’s Office to protest the controversial Zvërnec tourism investment.
he crowd sang the national anthem and listened to speeches before restating their formal demands, reiterating their push for a ‘new Albania’.
Activist Sidorela Vatnikaj outlined the five core demands fueling the ongoing massive anti-government protests.
The demonstrators are calling for: The immediate resignation of the Prime Minister; the repeal of the strategic investors’ legal framework; the cancellation of the “Mountain Package; the reversal of recent amendments to the law on protected areas; the repeal of changes to the law on cultural heritage.
One protester denounced personal attacks as a deliberate distraction from the protest’s core message. Meanwhile, a 30-year-old immigrant who traveled from Toronto specifically for the event told the crowd, “You have made us proud.” /p.s./
